The Beach View Farm Trail is one of the 2021 additions to Whidbey Camano Land Trust's many public lands on Whidbey Island. I had been waiting for this one to open, not so patiently. Covid bumped it back quite a bit. Yesterday I carved out the time to go walk it with Kirk in the… Continue reading Local Adventures: Beach View Farm Trail
Tag: Hiking
Local Adventures: Possession Sound Preserve
Possession Sound Preserve is brand new to the vast collection of hiking choices thru the Whidbey Camano Land Trust on Whidbey Island. Located just a few miles from the Clinton Ferry Dock, it makes a perfect first stop to stretch the legs if you are spending a weekend on the island. This short hike (1… Continue reading Local Adventures: Possession Sound Preserve
Wandering On One Of Keku Islands
Off of Kuiu Island is Keku Islands in SE Alaska, a number of thin islands with coves hidden around them. Do I know which one I stepped onto? I don't. I had the GPS turned off on my phone (there isn't any service for phones unless you are in the open straits - AT&T has… Continue reading Wandering On One Of Keku Islands
Glacier Bay National park: Chimney Rock Islands
All it takes to visit Chimney Rock is....a lot of time, a boat ride there, and a skiff to land with. And a minus 4 foot tide. And not dawdling before the tide comes back in. Pretty simple? Maybe. Probably not. But I got to be lazy and get schlepped out there.... The tiny islands… Continue reading Glacier Bay National park: Chimney Rock Islands
Glacier Bay National Park: Lamplugh Glacier
Lamplugh Glacier terminus sits in John Hopkins Inlet of Glacier Bay National Park. While it can be seen from boats, from small vessels to the massive cruise ships, the most amazing way to see it is from a skiff, and to walk on the land on a minus tide. Kirk and I took an Uncruise… Continue reading Glacier Bay National Park: Lamplugh Glacier